The Nicodemus enterprise. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1887-1887, 1887-09-07


was burned. The loss is $4,000.
A little after 10 o'clock Saturday morning
an earthquake shock occurred at Columbia
Georgia, accompanied by the usual roar an,
lasting several seconds. At four minutes af
ter O'Clock second and heavier shock wa
felt. The motion was undulating.
The visible supply Of grain for the weel
ending August 20, as compiled by the secre
tary Of the Chicago board of trade, was as fol
lows: Wheat, 1898, OCO bushels; corn
100000 bushels; oats, 4,443, coo bushels
3rTe, 1900 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
J. A. Werner, president, and c. q. Phelps
cashier, of the First National bank of Bur
lington, Colorado, were arrested at Kansa:
City Friday on a charge of embezzhng the
funds of the bank, which recently failed. The
amount of the loss was about $4,000.
Word has been received that Yankton has
been selected as the see city of the diocese OF
south Dakota of the Catholic church. TIE
diocese will be called the Yankton diocese. A
cathedral win be built and a diocesan schoo
established. Nearly 100000 will be ex
pended in new buildings.
Eugene Hairstone, q mulatto about eighteen
years old, attempted to feIoniously assaull
Miss Sapp, a beautiful young lady, near
Greensboro, s. c., while she was returning from
a neighbor's house on Tuesday. He was placed
in jail and Thursday morning a mob broke
into the Jail and took the mulatto and hanged
him.
An alteration occurred in Decatur, Geor.
gia, brought on By an unruly colored man at a
colOred church gathering. Officers were called
in and a riot followed, when general firing
ensued, in which Town Marshal Hunt was
killed and an unknown negro was shot dead.
Tom Shivers (white) is mortally wounded.
A rumor is current at st. Cloud, Mime
sofa, that E. II. Morse, prominent young
attorney, agent Of the Minnesota Loan and
Trust company, and president of the E. H.
Morse Mortgage Loan company, of that city.
has decamped. Parties well informed on his
affairs, state that his shortage will foot W
from $4,000 to $4,000.
A man riding in box car on the Omaha
road was shot by a couple of tramps who at
tempted to rob him, when he resisted, and.
Jumping from the car, one broke his leg, ne
cessitating amputation. The wounded man
was brought to Lake Crystal, Minnesota,
where it was found the bullet was in the
stomach, producing fatal wound The
shooting occurred at at Iceland.
A Lac0n, H., special says: Monday night
an attempt by two young mechanics to make
white powder by mixing unknown ingredients
in mortar, resulted in an explosion heard q
mile and half away. One of the two men,
McDanies by name, was killed outright, and
the other, c. Webb, was fatally injured.
Draper & Webb's drug store, In which they
were at work, is a total wreck.
At Loup City, Nebraska, the jury in the
case Of B. s. Richardson, charged with the
murder IF 'Skip" Willard, some months ago.
went out at 1879 Wednesday evening and
Thursday returned a verdict of "not guiltv.u
only one ballot being taken. 1t will be re-
membered that the men were editors of rival
newspapers in the same town, and that the
difficulty that led to the shooting grew out Of
articles appearing in their papers
A sensation occurred at Wyandotte, Kan
sas, Friday, when in the trial Of Geo. Hamil
ton, who is charged with completely in the
wrecking of a Missouri Pacific freight train
last spring, Fred Newport, also under indlct-
ment for the same offense, took the stand and
turned states evidence. Vassen, another
Wrecker, had done this at g plevions trial and
Viewpoints confession corrc }r4ted Vassen's
In every particular. He did not weaken OLE
cross-examinat!on.
1t is probable that the loss OF the rice croD
in South Carolina will exceed S1O0O)}. An
estimate was made two weeks ago, and there
is very serious question now before the rice
planters. 1t is what disposition to make Of
the negroes on their Plantations until the
first of next year. There is no way for them
to earn living, and If nothing is done for
them during the next four months they Will |
atarve.
The heaviest rain Of the season fell at Ro-
leigh, North Carolina, Saturday morning and |
extended over large area. The rainfall from
3 TO O'Clock was four and half inches
Some streams rose at the rate Of twenty. nine
inches per hour and flooded the crops. Wash.
outs on the North Carolina railroad and Ra-
leigh and Augusta road prevented trains from
leaving the city Saturday evening. Great
damage has been done to all low ground
crops.
The second trial of DR.. Wier, at East rawas.
Michigan, resulted in a verdict Of s,not
guilty" The jury in the first trial disagreed
DIR. Wler, OF AuSable and Oscoda, was ec-
cused CT killing Mabel Clark, atiant a.
private hospital that lie conducted. rhc
charges, which were very sensational and
which created great deal OF excitement in
the cities, sat forth that he haltaksp criminal
advantage Of her condition. The women Of
the locality are greatly incersed.
DtsdWood society is exercised over the r..
turn Of indictments BY the grand in-r
lgainst many OF the leading business. politi.
sal ard lega! lights, Tor f1raicatio3. The
nrn have Kept m.st7esses openly a nrnber NJ
ears and once before 81 effort was naa5e IN
ldtct them, bus failed The success .lts ,
iu" is popularity attributed 20 the fac +ha.
he respectable ladies OF the place. ti-e3 ~ g
he state Of affairs, exercised their f-zo.-... ,
Z the matter with the above result. L.
There are uow +54 Inmates Of tie Ell. ?
. rs and sailors home IN Ogircr. r1s,,t.
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